Mimeograph
/ˈmaɪ.mi.ə.ɡræf/noun
A stencil duplicating machine or a copy made by such a machine.
Did you know?Mimeograph was coined in the late 19th century from Greek roots, literally branding a copying machine as an “imitator-writer,” which is very on-theme for a device designed to reproduce words by force.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mimos
“an imitator, actor, or performer”
Ancient Greek
Greek
graphein
“to write, scratch, or draw”
Late 19th Century
English
mimeograph
“a machine for making copies from a stencil”
Modern English
English
mimeograph
“a stencil duplicating machine or its copies”
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